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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by HDThoreaun on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:32PM (#37312731)
How many people are boiling the correct amount each time though? I fill my jug up all the way and then keep reboiling which seems less efficient as the boiled water keeps cooling down.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by hot_gril on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:07PM (#37313202)
I fill it to a certain mark every time. Not that I'm trying to conserve energy, I just don't want to leave extra water sitting.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by zbrozek on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:54PM (#37313942)
I use my target cup to measure out how much water to boil.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by shrx on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:07PM (#37314116)
Why wouldn't you boil just the amount that's needed? Boiling the whole container is unnecessarily wasteful.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by HDThoreaun on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @07:10PM (#37315407)
Boiling water costs like a tenth of a cent and saves a few seconds to just fill less often
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